2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试 英语（二）【Section I Use of English】Directions：Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank andmark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Harlan Coben believes that if youre a writer,youll find the time;and that if you cant find the time,then writing isnt a priority and youre not a writer.For him writing is ajob a job like any other.Hehasit with plumbing,pointing out that a plumber doesnt wake up and say that he cant work with pipestoday.,like most writers these days,youre holding down a job to pay the bills,its notto find the timeto write.But its not impossible.It requires determination and single-mindedness.that most bestsellingauthors began writing when they were doing other things to earn a living.And today,even writers who arefairlyoften have to do other work totheir writing income.As Harlan Coben has suggested its aof priorities.To make writing a priority,youll have tosome of your day-to-day activities and some things you really enjoy.Depending on yourand yourlifestyle,that might mean spending less time watching television or listening to music,though some peoplecan writethey listen to music.You might have tothe amount of exercise or sport you do.Youllhave to make social media anactivity rather than a daily time-consuming.Therell probablyhave to be less socializing with your friends an less time with your family.Its alearning curve,and itwont always make you popular.Theres just one thing you should try to keep at least some time for,your writingand thatsreading.Any writer needs to read as much and as widely as they can;its the onesupporter something you cant do without.Time is finite.The older you get,theit seems to go.We need to use it as carefully and asaswe can.That means prioritizing our activities so that we spend most time on the things we really want to do.If youre a writer,that meanswriting.12345678910111213141516171819201.difficultAnormalBsteadyCpleasantDbinedAcomparedBconfusedCconfrontedD3.IfAThoughBOnceCUnlessD4.enoughAstrangeBwrongCeasyD5.AcceptAExplainBRememberCSupposeD6.well-knownAwell-advisedBwell-informedCwell-chosenD7.donateAgenerateBsupplementCcalculateD8.causeApurposeBquestionCconditionD【Section II Reading Comprehension（Part A）】Directions：Read the following four texts.Answer the questionsbelow each text by by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)9.highlightAsacrificeBcontinueCexploreD10.relationsAinterestsBmemoriesCskillsD11.untilAbecauseBwhileCbeforeD12.put up withAmake up forBhang on toCcut down onD13.intelligentAoccasionalBintensiveCemotionalD14.habitAtestBdecisionCplanD15.toughAgentleBrapidCfunnyD16.in place ofAin charge ofBin response toCin addition toD17.indispensableAinnovativeBinvisibleCinstantD18.dullerAharderBquieterCquickerD19.peacefullyAgenerouslyBproductivelyCgratefullyD20.at mostAin turnBon averageCabove allDText 1 On a recent sunny day,13,000 chickens roam over Larry Browns 40 windswept acres in Shiner,Texas.Some rest in the shade of a parked car.Others drink water with the cows.This all seems random,but its bydesign,part of what the$6.1 billion U.S.egg industry bets will be its next big thing:climate-friendly eggs.These eggs,which are making their debut now on shelves for as much as$8 a dozen,are still labeledorganic and animal-friendly,but theyre also from birds that live on farms using regenerative agriculture special techniques to cultivate rich soils that can trap greenhouse gases.Such eggs could be marketed ashelping to fight climate change.“Im excited about our progress,”says Brown,who harvests eggs for Denver-based NestFresh Eggs andis adding more cover crops that draw worms and crickets for the chickens to eat.The birds waste thenfertilizes fields.Such improvements“allow our hens to forage for higher-quality natural feed that will begood for the land,the hens,and the eggs that we supply to our customers.”The egg industrys push is the first major test of whether animal products from regenerative farms canbecome the next premium offering.In barely more than a decade,organic eggs went from being dismissed asa niche product in natural foods stores to being sold at Walmart.More recently there were similar doubtsabout probiotics and plant-based meats,but both have exploded into major supermarket categories.If thesustainable-egg roll out is successful,it could open the floodgates for regenerative beef,broccoli,andbeyond.Regenerative products could be a hard sell,because the concept is tough to define quickly,says JulieStanton,associate professor of agricultural economics at Pennsylvania State University Brandywine.Suchfarming also brings minimal,if any,improvement to the food products(though some producers say their eggshave more protein).The industry is betting that the same consumers paying more for premium attributes such as free-range,non-GMO,and pasture-raised eggs will embrace sustainability.Surveys show that younger generations aremore concerned about climate change,and some of the success